diff --git a/app/webpacker/js/services/variant_unit_manager.js b/app/webpacker/js/services/variant_unit_manager.js
index 13f963bdb6..1711025fcd 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/js/services/variant_unit_manager.js
+++ b/app/webpacker/js/services/variant_unit_manager.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export default class VariantUnitManager {
       .filter(([scale, scaleInfo]) => {
         return scaleInfo['system'] == scaleSystem;
       })
-      .map(([scale, _]) => parseFloat(scale));
+      .map(([scale, _]) => parseFloat(scale))
+      .sort();
   }
 
   // private
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/services/variant_unit_manager_test.js b/spec/javascripts/services/variant_unit_manager_test.js
index 3e1777b30b..cfd9c6f376 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/services/variant_unit_manager_test.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/services/variant_unit_manager_test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe("VariantUnitManager", function() {
       it("returns a sorted set of compatible scales based on the scale and unit type provided", function() {
         expect(subject.compatibleUnitScales(1, "weight")).toEqual([1.0, 1000.0, 1000000.0]);
         expect(subject.compatibleUnitScales(453.6, "weight")).toEqual([28.35, 453.6]);
+        expect(subject.compatibleUnitScales(0.001, "volume")).toEqual([0.001, 1.0, 1000.0]);
       });
     });
   });